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Gunmen kill 12 forest guards in Nigeria’s northcentral region
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The Indian Express
At least 12 forest guards have been killed after gunmen attacked a community in northcentral Nigeria.
(Photo: X/ @ZagazOlaMakama)At least 12 forest guards have been killed after gunmen attacked a community in northcentral Nigeria, local police said Monday.
Such attacks are common in Nigeria’s northern region where local herders and farmers often clash over limited access to land and water.
The bodies of the 12 guards were found by a team of police officers and members of the National Forest Security Service.“?
I equally commend all the forest guards and the local hunters who, though lost five of their compatriots, equally neutralised several of the attackers.” In June, at least 150 people were killed in a single attack on a community in Nigeria’s northcentral state of Benue.